Yeah good for the money for sure. It not a cage that would handle 15 barrel rolls but it should keep the roof from collapsing in a slow flop. I'm sure those gussets would help and definitely look cool but it doesn't seem like they have very much area to weld to compared to the other choices on there. I'm no expert though. I'm just going to use scrap, cut off pieces of tube.

I have a few buddies that used tube for gussets and they double as grab handles and tie down points aswell.

 

Oh OK, cool. I'll mainly be mudding, with a little bit of crawling, but nothing extreme. So I think it'd be fine. For $520 I can get that 10 point DOM cage haha. I like that gusset idea of having something to tie down too. I thought of the brass knuckles cause I have them for my stinger reinforcement.


Cheers

 

exo cages aren't pointless, they're merely for protecting the body somewhat in a slow speed flop.

if you're driving 100mph, then yeah, they're pointless, so an internal triangulated cage is what you need.

i prefer to have room in my heep as to not bang my head or elbows, cause that hurts.

i'm going full on exo...

 

After some more consideration, I think I'm going to go with the D and C cage. It looks like a nice starter cage, and I really haven't seen any issues with it. Sure it's not DOM, but it's still decent tubing, and only needs some gussets/extra mounting. Sounds like a great cage to start with and should hopefully protect me on the trails lol. I have to find some mounting plates, since it doesn't come with any, then some gussets and I think I'll order it.


Should I get frame stiffeners before I put this on?

 

So after some research, guys are saying about 100' of tubing will cage the XJ. I'd obviously buy a little more just in case, but I also want to make a tube front/rear bumper, since I have to replace my current one for better clearance. I was thinking like .188 or .155 for the bumpers/sliders, and .120 for the cage. I was also thinking of using the thicker tubing around the windshield area too. Worth it?

 

Full exo cages are ****ing stupid looking.

Build something like this instead.

 

I thought about doing a hybrid. It's trail rig now, so I no longer have to worry about having room since it was a DD. Would you happen to have a build on that one?

 

Don't know how the back looks, but I would still probably run a tube down the last pillar into the bumper, like N20.

 

^^someone had to say it

OP it's just a typical hybrid. everyone does it because it works. here's one
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/jeep-...brid-cage.html

why. the odds of that one tube protecting anything isn't worth the ugliness..

 

....meh, it's kept a few things from crushing in the c pillar

 

I like the look of a hybrid cage but a exo cage does a better job protecting the occupants but more importantly the outside of the XJ. You know, no heads bouncing off tubing & all. With a full exo you don't loss any interior space. I'm 6"3' & I am glad my beater XJ came with a exo.

 

really? I'd imagine anything that gets close to the pillar would shred the quarter panel along with it. I'd plate the quarter panel and take my chances on the pillar personally. I could see how it would protect in a rollover though

still, no offense to yours, its just really hard to tie that last pillar in and still look nice..

 

more of a sideways impact thing. Some of the rock walls around here have overhangs in the 4-5' range. And sometimes there isn't a way to avoid contact when taking certain lines. Perfect for destroying a pillar.

And I agree on the looks. It's actually the only pillar I don't like. But it has served it's purpose a few times, so it stays.

 

My comment was mostly directed at looks on that, that XJ looks like it's wearing a hat. There are similar walls in the south where it wheel too, but I just thought it would improve the look of it for my eyes.

 

I like the idea of the hybrid, but I honestly like the look of the full exo. It's not a DD anymore, so I don't have to worry about space, so a hybrid could work. I'll check some designs out and get back to you guys.


Should I use the same (stronger) tubing for the area around the windshield as I do for the bumpers/sliders?